redlös

== Swedish == === Etymology === By surface analysis, reda (“take care of (oneself), order”) +‎ -lös (“-less”). Likely from Middle Low German redelōs. If so, the first syllable is closer in meaning to rädda (“rescue”), thus originally "helpless". Compare origin of Dutch reddeloos, German rettlos, Icelandic reiðalauss. === Adjective === redlös (not comparable) very drunk, perhaps to the point of not being able to take care of oneself (nautical, of a vessel) disabled (unmaneuverable) ==== Usage notes ==== Often as "redlöst berusad" in (sense 1). ==== Inflection ==== ==== References ==== “redlös”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “redlös”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “redlös”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) redlöst in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920) Terms with translations from the Swedish Maritime Administration